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Trump Pushes $400M to GOP in Midterms as Bloomberg Drops $80M For Democrats

The president said he was spending the money because he believed in the GOP amid turbulent polling ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Sources (1)· Oct 20, 6:36 PM

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Newsweek· Oct 20, 6:36 PMTrump Pushes $400M to GOP in Midterms as Bloomberg Drops $80M For Democrats

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Broad Public Confidence in Elections in the U.S. – but Partisans Differ Over Concerns About Access, SecurityMost voters expect well-run 2026 midterms, but Republicans and Democrats differ on noncitizen voting safeguards and whether eligible citizens can vote if they choose to.

Pew Research Center5h agoWhole story →

How U.S. Voters View Mail and Absentee BallotingWhile most registered voters across the country expect to cast their ballots in person this year, a quarter expect to vote by mail or absentee ballot (or have already done so). As in past election years, most of those who cast their ballots by mail or vote absentee express confidence in how mail and absentee […]

Pew Research Center5h agoWhole story →

Mike Bloomberg spent $80M to boost Democrats in midterms: NYTDemocrats are hopeful that they will regain majority control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in November's elections.

CNBC5h agoWhole story →

Dems Line Up Legal Defenses as Trump Resurfaces Election Fraud ClaimsJim Messina, CEO of Fortius Global, said that he is watching voter enthusiasm numbers in the final two weeks leading up to the midterm elections and sees Democrats with a wide lead in those polls. Messina, a consultant who was former President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign manager, said Democrats are also preparing to defend the election results and are…

Bloomberg5h agoWhole story →

Midterm Politics Played Into Clarity Failure: RettigRebecca Rettig, COO and chief legal officer of Jito Labs, joins Scarlet Fu and James Seyffart on "Bloomberg Crypto." They discuss crypto's role 2026 US midterm elections and how recent regulatory innovation exemptions have lessoned the impact of the Clarity Act failing. (Source: Bloomberg)

Bloomberg6h agoWhole story →

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Pete Hegseth met with Netanyahu during unannounced trip to Israel - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 PSTWASHINGTON – Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel this week, an encounter that comes as the Trump administrations weighs new strikes against Iran after November’s midterm elections. Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met with Hegseth on Monday, a day after…

Spokane Spokesman-Review3h agoWhole story →

North Carolina mail-in ballot restrictions to remain through midterms, judge rulesA federal judge ruled Monday that North Carolina is permitted to keep its strict mail-in ballot rules in place for November’s election, which were changed just before ballots were mailed in September. In the ruling, Judge Thomas D. Shroeder wrote that it was too close to the election to change the rules again, and that...

The Hill2h agoWhole story →

MAGA candidate's spoof of 'Democrats' backing him exposed in shady financials: reportA group that has called itself “Democrats for Mike Rogers,” now renamed “Together for Michigan,” draws much of its money from Republican-aligned sources, Federal Election Commission filings show, according to The Bulwark's Joe Perticone. The PAC’s two largest contributions came from GLCF, Inc., a conservative super PAC that has already been airing…

Raw Story2h agoWhole story →

Ocasio-Cortez, Garcia latest Democrats to report receiving suspicious letterReps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) are the latest among several officials across the country who have reported receiving suspicious packages at their offices ahead of the midterm elections. Ocasio-Cortez released a statement Tuesday evening saying a suspicious letter was delivered to her district office in Hunts Point,…

The Hill2h agoWhole story →

Housing Market Gets Hit as Mortgage Rates Skyrocket Ahead of MidtermThis could add another affordability headache for President Donald Trump and Republicans just weeks before the midterm elections.

Newsweek2h agoWhole story →

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